-Lord, There are lots of thoughts and feelings roiling around in me as I seek Your face...seek to be 100% Yours. As I read the writings of Brother Lawrence and Frank Laubauch, the voice of the accuser rises up and there seems to be this high wall of my inadequacies...my worldliness, etc that tells me there's no way someone like me can reach the spiritual heights...the fullness of Your Presence that these simple giants of faith did. Lord, I throw myself on Your mercy and ask You to take me as I am and make me Yours anyway.

+Beloved, You don't feel strong enough to withstand the myriad of distractions that swirl around you trying to seal you in a tomb of introspection and unbelief. Do you forget that I am the One seeking you? Do you not know that I am relentless in My pursuit of you and, because you are My own little lamb, I will not let you be lost? I have you, so rest. I can make it so all the voices that swirl around you melt to the ground like early morning fog. I know you want to be Mine. That's all I need. Putting your heart, your mind, your soul squarely in My care is the best way to live in the one thing that is needful. You have been called to be a Mary... full of rest and deep peace and an unwavering sense of being completely...perfectly loved. Nothing can take this away from you - ever! This is the core of who you are! Watch the cares melt away as you "Rise up and put your face in the sun." Peace. Be still. I'm with you! I'm in you. I'm for you and nothing - nothing can alter this truth. I have put the desire for a deep sense of My Presence in you. I will see that it comes to pass. The only thing that you need to do is to let not your heart be troubled about ANYTHING! My Presence and My Love can evaporate the most powerful force of darkness against you. You know in the deepest place of your being that you belong to Me. This cannot be thwarted or altered in any way! Your life is ordained to go from Glory to Glory....from Triumph to Triumph. It is My Glory in you...My triumph that covers over you. So be still, My love and you will surely know with everything you are, that I am Your God and you live and will ever live in and through Me! This is life to the full. It is yours and will never be taken away from you. Rest and be glad.